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Clinical Research
Department
Dr. Sidney
Kennedy, Director
Addictions
Mood and Anxiety
Personality
and Psychopathology
Psychobiology
of Aggression and Antisocial Behaviour across the Lifespan
Schizophrenia
 The clinical research department (CRD) continues
to support research, treatment and education goals of CAMH through scientific
publications, presentations and transfer of knowledge to evidence-based
practice and to the community at large. Dr. Larry Grupp is the Clinical
Research Liaison Officer, whose mandate is to identify, promote and
facilitate research opportunities and collaborations between CAMH staff
at all sites and between CAMH and external partners at University Hospitals
and other clinical and research institutions.
During 2001/2002, the crd has initiated and supported
a variety of intra- and interdepartmental program initiatives. Mind
Mood and Mental Health, a publication of the Mood and Anxiety program,
focused on diversity and community partners in research. This publication
was widely distributed in the greater Toronto area, with over 10,000
copies placed in Shoppers Drug Mart and Guardian Drugs stores, hospital
waiting rooms and doctors' offices. Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment
of Depressive Disorders were published as a collaborative canmat/cpa
supplement on June 2001.
Through the Family Practice Mood and Anxiety
Research Network, we held a conference called Psychiatric Aspects of
Sexual Health in Men and Women. This led to several clinical research
projects involving testosterone in depressed and non-depressed men and
estrogen replacement strategies in post-menopausal depressed women.
The CRD also supported a successful conference
on Psychopathy for the Psychobiology of Aggression and Antisocial Behaviour
across the Lifespan Section. In addition, a joint Intrapersonal Psychotherapy
Program-CRD initiative brought Dr. James McCullough for an extended
visit to discuss the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy
at CAMH and Mount Sinai Hospital.
Two of the five sections (Addictions and Mood
and Anxiety Disorders) underwent external reviews during the summer
of 2001. A combined review of both the clinical and research aspect
of the Mood and Anxiety Program was completed.
A joint effort of the Addictions and Personality
sections of the CRD was successful in obtaining a grant from the Ontario
Problem Gaming Foundation to study personality variables in people who
gamble. The principal investigators for this grant are Drs. Peter Farvolden
and Michael Bagby (Personality and Psychopathology Research Section)
and Dr. Tony Toneatto (Addictions Section).
Dr. Saulo Castel obtained a CIHR Fellowship to
develop measures of psychopathology in people whohave concurrent substance
use problems and mental illness.
Dr. Sidney Kennedy resigned from his position
as Director of Clinical Research on January 31, 2002, to take up his
new position as Psychiatrist in Chief at the University Health Network,
University of Toronto. Dr. R. Michael Bagby, who is a Senior Psychologist
and Section Head of the Personality and Psychopathology Section, assumed
the role as Acting Director of the CRD.
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